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EU: Trade restrictions with Ukraine's non-government-controlled regions of Donetsk and Luhansk

Announcement

23 Feb 2022

In February 2022, the EU adopted the first sanctions package against Russia and two Ukrainian non-government-controlled regions (Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts). The package includes a series of trade restrictions. 

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Number of interventions

2

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

24 Feb 2022

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 23 Feb 2022
Export ban In force
On 23 February 2022, the EU adopted Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 imposing trade restrictions with the two Ukrainian separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. The Decision includes an expo...
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Announced: 23 Feb 2022
Import ban In force
On 23 February 2022, the EU adopted Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 imposing trade restrictions with the two Ukrainian separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. The Decision includes a blank...
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Related State Acts

Announced: 24 Feb 2025

EU: Extended export bans and prohibition of banknotes supply to Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

Announced: 06 Oct 2022

EU: Trade restrictions extended to include Ukraine's non-government-controlled regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia

Clarification: 23 Apr 2026

EU: Further trade restrictions with Russia on steel and iron products, luxury goods and other financial sanctions

Announced: 15 Mar 2022

EU: Inclusion of 9 Russian companies into the frozen fund list

Announced: 09 Mar 2022

EU: Export ban on certain maritime technologies to Russia

Announced: 09 Mar 2022

EU: Additional financial sanctions on Belarus, including on its Central Bank and the exclusion of 3 banks from SWIFT

Announced: 06 Mar 2022

Republic of Korea: Government imposes export controls on Belarus

Announced: 02 Mar 2022

EU: Further trade restrictions on Belarus includes export and import bans on several products

Announced: 02 Mar 2022

EU: Additional financial sanctions on Russia, including the exclusion of 7 banks from the SWIFT paying system

Announced: 02 Mar 2022

EU: Suspension of broadcasting activities of Russian state-owned Sputnik and RT

Announced: 28 Feb 2022

EU: Russian carriers banned from EU airspace

Announced: 28 Feb 2022

EU: Russian insurance company SOGAZ added to the frozen funds list

Announced: 28 Feb 2022

EU: Financial entities forbidden from processing transactions of the Russian Central Bank

Announced: 28 Feb 2022

Switzerland: Introduction of sanctions against separatist regions Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine and against Russia

Announced: 25 Feb 2022

EU: Inclusion of 27 Belarusian companies in the frozen funds list following the attack on Ukraine

Announced: 25 Feb 2022

EU: Prohibition to provide financial services to 76 Russian entities

Announced: 25 Feb 2022

EU: Export ban on dual-use, oil refining and aviation goods and technology to Russia

Announced: 24 Feb 2022

Canada: Government imposes a broad dealings ban on the DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine

Announced: 23 Feb 2022

EU: Three Russian banks and one technology company added to the frozen funds list as part of sanctions package

Announced: 23 Feb 2022

EU: Prohibition to provide financial services to the Russian government and Central Bank

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